11:30 am College of Veterinary Medicine Room H-237 Sponsored by: College of Veterinary Medicine Contact: Dr. Roy Berghaus Associate Professor of Food Animal Health 706-583-5501 “Adapting Beef Practice to Future Realities,” G. Kee Jim, DVM, an expert in feedlot health management.Dr. Jim is a founding partner, CEO, and managing director of Feedlot Health Management Services Ltd. (FHMS), a consultancy that serves beef producers in western Canada and the United States. FHMS provides veterinary services, herd health programs, and informational tools, including health-mangement and cattle-tracking software.Dr. Jim is a 1983 graduate of Western College of Veterinary Medicine, in Saskatchewan. He received the American Association of Bovine Practitioner's Practitioner of the Year award in 2008. He is also a past recipient of the American Association of Bovine Practitioner's Beef Award for Excellence in Veterinary Preventative Medicine, the Schering-Plough Animal Health Veterinary Award from the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, and the Canadian Animal Health Institute Leadership Award.He currently serves on the board of the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency, and has served as board chair of the Canada Beef Export Federation, and, as vice chairman of the Alberta Cattle Feeder's Association. Dr. Jim has also served on the boards of the Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, Livestock Identification Services Ltd., Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, and, the Canada Beef Export Federation.His companies, G.K. Jim Farms, and affiliated companies Cattlinc Inc, Silverado Cattle Inc., Taweel Cattle Company Ltd., Korova Feeders Ltd., are major components in the Canadian cattle industry through ownership of cows, backgrounding cattle and feedlot cattle.Funding for this event comes from a gift by Fred Thompson, a former faculty member and friend of the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Food Animal Health and Management Program.The UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, is dedicated to training future veterinarians, to conducting research related to animal and human diseases, and to providing veterinary services for animals and their owners. Research efforts are aimed at enhancing the quality of life for animals and people, improving the productivity of poultry and livestock, and preserving a healthy interface between wildlife and people in the environment they share. The college enrolls 102 students each fall out of more than 600 who apply. For more information, see www.vet.uga.edu.News release: http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/cattle-health-and-production-consultant-to-give-ugas-2012-food-animal-/